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So I just racked a new beer to a keg yesterday, and I connected the out tap line to the keg. I ran some beer through it to remove the oxgen from the line (and ultimately the keg). I'm wondering when you guys connect your out tap lines? The reason I did it upon racking/force carbing was...

Just opened my third ever batch -- a dry stout kit from AHS. It's a clone of Anderson Valley Brewing Company Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. It's been bottle aging for three weeks, and is fully carbonated but tastes aweful. Kind of bland and astringent. I think I've read that stouts need more...

Brewed this tonight and made a rookie mistake. Used only 7lbs of LME. Should have used about 20% more to adjust for the conversion between LME and DME. Ended up with a 1.05 OG. I will have an American Pale Ale instead of an IPA. Oh well. Still looking forward to it.

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate all the advice. Means a lot to someone who's brewed their first batch. Looking forward to brewing my next one already.

When pouring my cooled wort into me fermenter, I poured all the hops floating in the wort into the fermenter. Is that a big no no?